APA northbound Holbrook Turn near MP 6 six miles from interchange with BNSF at Holbrook, AZ. This was after hauling coal to the plant ceased. There was a cut of thirty or so empty coal hoppers on ... (more)

Even though they only have a 5 car consist a pair of Alcos put on a classic show as they pull the hill at MP 5 on the Apache Railway

Apache Railway C424 #98 makes a smoky exit from Holbrook as it pulls its train across the Little Colorado River bridge. The first of many grades on the Apache Railway begins right outside the Holb... (more)

Apache Railway C424 #99 pulls the daily southbound train through the red rocks at Milepost 5. This location was always a favorite among photographers as it had great scenery and accessibility as i... (more)

Apache Railway C424 #98 roars uphill out of Holbrook with a southbound freight to the Catalyst Paper Mill in Snowflake, AZ. Holbrook, a city on the BNSF transcon, was where the Apache Railway inte... (more)

Apache railway C424 #99 leads the daily train from Holbrook to Snowflake past Milepost 5. This was the last month of operation for the Apache Railway, and I was lucky enough to see large trains st... (more)

Under cloudy skies caused by monsoonal thunderstorms, 6 engines help power the last cut of the very last Blue Looper coal train, approaching the Pig Farm on 8/16/12.

Under cloudy skies caused by monsoonal thunderstorms, 6 engines help power the last cut of the very last Blue Looper coal train out of Holbrook, AZ, passing a storage shed just outside of Yard Lim... (more)

3 of the Apache Railway's finest locomotives smoke it up as the Holbrook Turn rounds the curve headed southbound at MP 5 on 9/20/12.

Sleep in a WIGWAM: BNSF 5020 leads the Z-LACKCK1-11A eastbound past the Wigwam Motel on old US Route 66 in Holbrook, AZ at 2248 on October 11, 2007.

Fellow RP.net contributor Steven Welch enjoys the show as the engineer of the southbound turn back to the power plant west of Snowflake yanks the throttle wide open climbing up out of the valley i... (more)

As the train makes its way back to Snowflake, a little throttle jockeying causes the ALCOs to do what they do best.

The trio of ALCOs create a formidable smokescreen as they begin their journey from the BNSF interchange at Holbrook to Snowflake, Arizona.

With 6 units and 15 cars going up hill, why not throttle down and then throttle up to give the photographers a show? The engineer did just that for us at MP 1 on 9/28/12 as the Holbrook Turn heads... (more)

Apache Railway's Holbrook turn is seen climbing out of Holbrook,AZ at MP 1 on 9/28/12. The 6 units on this train were needed for the heavy 73 car northbound train into Holbrook, which had 32 mixed... (more)